The New York Mets have been on an absolute tear of late and their hot streak was further bolstered on Wednesday night when new acquisition Yoenis Cespedes bashed his first home run with his new team. And the Mets might have to thank a new denizen of Citi Field for him getting off the snide after 43 at-bats: The “Rally Parakeet.”
Cespedes’ round-tripper, coming in the 8th inning in the Mets’ 3-0 win over the Colorado Rockies, came with the slugger rocking neon sleeve on his left arm, which just so happened to match the color of said “Rally Parakeet.